Places of Interest

Mitaki Gorge is a valley carved out of the hills of Shirokawa in Seiyo by a river.

Mitaki-dera is a beautiful mountainside temple in the northern suburbs of Hiroshima city. It's named for the three waterfalls within its wooded precincts.

Mitarai is a traditional port town on the Tobishima Kaidō in the Seto Inland Sea with a rich history of commerce and culture.

Mitoyo is a region in eastern Kagawa Prefecture that includes the Shonai Peninsula projecting into the Seto Inland Sea.

Mitsuhama, or Mitsu for short, is the old port area of Matsuyama.

Miura Senzaburō was a Japanese sake brewer whose “Miura method” of brewing sake with soft water, invented in 1887, laid the foundation for the development of the renowned Hiroshima sake. He’s also known as the father of ginjō sake.

At Miwasakura Brewery in Miyoshi the sake is brewed by a Buddhist priest.

Miyajima is a beautiful sacred island near Hiroshima with an iconic torii in the sea.

Working quarry on Oshima Island, the views from the top of the quarry looking down the artificial cliffs to the heavy machinery below are breathtaking.